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Ludum Dare, a weekend long game development event, was started by Geoff Howland in Apr. 2002. Since then, the event has drawn hundreds of gamers, creating nearly six hundred games back in Aug. 2011. The only rule is that it… Read More ›

Last week, EMS middle school performed “The Giver,” a dramatic adaptation to the classic young adult book of the same name. The play, which ran from Thursday through Saturday, was well attended and, to my untrained eye, pretty good. There… Read More ›

The EMU women’s softball team begins this year’s season loaded with talent after graduating just two players from last year and carrying over five all-conference athletes. The Royals finished last season with a 21-19 record but were bounced from the… Read More ›

EMU Women’s Soccer Coach Sue Kolb has announced her resignation and has accepted a job at George Mason University in the Athlectic Department. Kolb is pictured here with First-year Shelly Estep and other team members. -photo and caption provided… Read More ›

We’ve been talking a lot about race in the Weather Vane lately. I want to recognize that only a very small portion of campus is involved with our staff, and this limits the number and breadth of views we have… Read More ›

Last week, I wrote an editorial that broke just about every rule for good journalism and for good writing. First of all, I would like to correct the errors in my article. First, my thesis was entirely wrong. The smoking… Read More ›

I don’t apologize for what follows And I don’t regret speaking what is true, Though I realize words provide me foes. Listen with open mind and spirit, too. Because I am gay you refuse to love; You think lesbians can’t… Read More ›

I watch the Super Bowl for two specific reasons: to see the commercials and watch the half-time show. This year overall, I was unimpressed by the commercials until it came to the Coca-Cola one. The commercial played scenes of American… Read More ›